Cynthia Barnard, PhD MBA MSJS holds a Master’s degree in Jewish Studies from the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and is active in a book group specializing in Yiddish books in translation.
She is also Vice President, Quality for Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, an integrated academic 11-hospital system in metropolitan Chicago, teaches quality and patient safety at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has authored dozens of academic papers and several books, and serves on local non-profit Boards and the editorial board of a professional journal.
